Sarkozy and Royal go ahead to second round
{{date|April 22, 2007}}

On Sunday evening at 9:15 p.m., the Interior Ministry of [[France]] announced official results with 98% of ballots counted in the first round of the [[2007 French presidential election]]. [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] ([[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]]) and [[Ségolène Royal]] ([[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]]) will be the two candidates to proceed to the second round, as their lead on the competition is insurmountable.

Sarkozy received the most votes, with 31.11% of the vote. Royal received 25.83% of the vote. The two other main candidates, [[François Bayrou]] ([[Union for French Democracy|UDF]]) and [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]] ({{w|National Front (France)|National Front}}) got 18.55% and 10.51%, respectively. No other candidate received more than 5%.

The election registered a turnout of 84.5%, the highest in nearly 50 years. The second round will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2007.

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Image:Nicolas Sarkozy - Meeting in Toulouse for the 2007 French presidential election 0389 2007-04-12 cropped.JPG|<center> '''[[Nicolas Sarkozy]]''' <br /> [[Union for a Popular Movement]] <br /> 11,323,599 (31.11%) </center>
Image:Meeting Royal 2007 02 06 n12.jpg|<center> '''[[Ségolène Royal]]'''<br /> [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]]<br /> 9,402,797 (25.83%)</center>
Image:BayrouEM.jpg|<center> '''[[François Bayrou]]'''<br /> [[Union for French Democracy]]<br /> 6,750,006 (18.55%) </center>
Image:Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg|<center> '''[[Jean-Marie Le Pen]]'''<br /> {{w|National Front (France)|National Front}}<br /> 3,824,258 (10.51%) </center>
</gallery>

==Related==
*{{wikinews|title=High turnout observed in French presidential election|date=April 22, 2007}}

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|author=
|pub=France 2
|date=April 22, 2007}} <small>'''(French)'''</small>
*{{source|url=http://tsr.blogs.com/info/2007/04/nouvelle_estima.html
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|date=April 22, 2007}} <small>'''(French)'''</small>
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|date=April 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6582007.stm
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 22, 2007}}
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On Sunday evening at 9:15 p.m., the Interior Ministry of France announced official results with 98% of ballots counted in the first round of the 2007 French presidential election. Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) and Ségolène Royal (Socialist Party) will be the two candidates to proceed to the second round, as their lead on the competition is insurmountable.

Sarkozy received the most votes, with 31.11% of the vote. Royal received 25.83% of the vote. The two other main candidates, François Bayrou (UDF) and Jean-Marie Le Pen (National Front) got 18.55% and 10.51%, respectively. No other candidate received more than 5%.

The election registered a turnout of 84.5%, the highest in nearly 50 years. The second round will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2007.


Image:Nicolas Sarkozy - Meeting in Toulouse for the 2007 French presidential election 0389 2007-04-12 cropped.JPG| 'Nicolas Sarkozy'  Union for a Popular Movement  11,323,599 (31.11%) 
Image:Meeting Royal 2007 02 06 n12.jpg| 'Ségolène Royal' Socialist Party 9,402,797 (25.83%)
Image:BayrouEM.jpg| 'François Bayrou' Union for French Democracy 6,750,006 (18.55%) 
Image:Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg| 'Jean-Marie Le Pen' National Front 3,824,258 (10.51%) 

fr:Élection présidentielle française 2007 : vers un duel Sarkozy - Royal pour le second tour
2007 French presidential election Elections Politics and conflicts Europe France Union for a Popular Movement Union for French Democracy François Bayrou Jean-Marie Le Pen Nicolas Sarkozy Ségolène Royal